The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-10-21

woman, " said he, somewhat insoient-
yIGo coAceal his vexation.
"Ohl sir, do not be unkind. Please
give me back the letter / so foolishly
sent you!u
"But / appreciate your letter very
much. 1t is charming"
''Sir, am q faithful wife, and / love
aly husband"
The young man smiled again, and
leaning toward Alice he looked
straight into her eyes and said:
81 haven't your letter with me. !
carefully locked it up at home"
The young woman stepped back in
stinctively.
"Be generous, for heavens sake!
Do what / ask. do not wish to see
you again. Send me back my letter,
/ beseech you. Return it to me
through the postoffice."
She begged him with clasped hands,
her face pale with anguish.
"Perhapst' replied the young man,
deliberately, bowling gracefully as he
sGarted off.
She felt like following him, to tell
him how angry she was, but, some OF
her friends coming up, she was
obligedt to stop and talk to them about
indifferent and frivolous matters
while her very soul was tortured by
impatience and feelings Of shame.
1t was Thursday, and she thought
of leaving the next day, as soon as
she got her letter back, picturing to
herself the happiness she would feel in
reioining her husband.
She slept very badly, at times GER
tain that Roger would return her let
ter, and, at others, dreading that he
would not do so. especially when she
remembered his insolent, ironical
look.
About seven in the morning, just as
the fatigue brought on by her emo.
ton was setting her asleep, she was
awakened with a start by the sound
Of hurried footsteps.
Some one raped at the door.
"Alice, it is l." called out Mr.. Wv.
lens joyful voice.
She FASTENED to let him in, exclsim-
ing with transport: "NWhy! is it you,
already? ] vas not expecting you for
two days YETI
81 wished TO surprise you. / was
able to finish all my business ahead
of time, but | did not dare send you
word, as / was afraid that at the last
moment something might have sprung
up to detain me in Paris"
The young woman's heart vas YER
flowing with happiness in being again
with her husband, who loved her so
tenderly, while at the same time it
was oppressed with feeling of shame
and remorse.
ALI of a sudden she gave astart; the
clock was striking eight; the postman
would soon arrive with newspapers
and letters. and among them would
be that cur sed letter of hers.
She would have been glad to find
some excuse to send her husband off,
but ideas fitted SO rapidly through
her mind that she could grasp no sin
gle one. With her eyes fixed on the
clock, she could only repeat to Ter
self: ''The postman is coming with
my letter."
III am hungry" said Mr.. Vivlen;
suppose we 90 down to breakfast. /
have been travelling since mignightl"
And both went down together.
AS luck would have it, the postman
was behind time that morning. To
Alice, the voice Of her husband sound
ed as it would have done in a distant
dream, as she pictured to herself the
row that was going to take place.
She looked at him eating so hearth
", his eyes beaming with tenderness
and confidence, and she thought how
soon all that quiet happiness would
vanish, and all through her fault.
At last she heard the postman's
f~ootstep, and, soon after, the servant
laid the mail on the table.
Mr.. Vivien looked mechanically at
the envelopes, there werethree letters.
Alice, overcome with terror, felt the
blood coursing about her temples and
bllzzing through her ears as she closed
her eyes, almost ready to faint away.
who writes to you in this placer"
asked her husband, handing Der a.
small, scented envelope, addressed in
a strange handwriting.
~ don't know" stammered she.
"Look and see.
But Alice held her letter, without
daring to open it.
"Nell. why don't you read that let
ter?" insisted Mr.. Vivien.
Then, with a movement of despair,
she abrubtly handed him the letter,
saying
aRead it yourself" and she awaited,
expecting everything to fall TO pieces
about her.
She heard the noise OF tearing pa
per, and then alter q few seconds OF
mortal agony, her husband said:
ssThe letter is signed Roger de Beau.
mont. He is the Secretary of a bene-
VIOLENT committee, and requests
your aid in raising funds for the or
phans."
IA few days later Mr.. Vivien took
Alice back to Paris. The young
woman had not seen anything Of
Roger. and she was terribly worried
by the thought that her letter had
remained in the young mans posses